Bill > HB1666

This bill expands the areas served by the West Tennessee River Basin Authority to include Perry, Stewart, Houston, and Humphreys counties. It also modifies the authority's activities to focus on education, outreach, and science, and clarifies the agency's service area. The bill also empowers county governments to impose taxes to fund the authority's planning, acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance efforts, though such taxes are not required. Finally, the bill updates references to the "Obion Forked Deer basin authority" to the "West Tennessee River Basin Authority."